Well, there's "impressing" in a way that's genuinely meant to move and entertain, and then there's "impressing" that seems meant to show off how clever and imaginative one is.
Not that I don't think Moffat wants to entertain -- of course he does. Yet it's like he gets wrapped up in creating plot, in a way that upstages character and emotion -- which to me are what gives a story weight and purpose. He *can* do some very moving stuff, and has done, but since becoming showrunner... I dunno. I've been entertained, but not drawn in emotionally the way I was by RTD. I got spoiled, I guess.
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Date: 2010-12-28 01:44 pm (UTC)Not that I don't think Moffat wants to entertain -- of course he does. Yet it's like he gets wrapped up in creating plot, in a way that upstages character and emotion -- which to me are what gives a story weight and purpose. He *can* do some very moving stuff, and has done, but since becoming showrunner... I dunno. I've been entertained, but not drawn in emotionally the way I was by RTD. I got spoiled, I guess.